Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1957

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,196
2	Deborah	868
3	Linda	795
4	Debra	777
5	Patricia	746
6	Kathy	683
7	Brenda	676
8	Donna	670
9	Karen	640
10	Pamela	611
11	Sharon	583
12	Teresa	559
13	Barbara	502
14	Susan	465
15	Sandra	452
16	Cynthia	442
17	Judy	403
18	Connie	361
19	Debbie	356
20	Carolyn	353
21	Nancy	337
22	Vickie	315
23	Janet	302
24	Lisa	299
25	Betty	297

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Carol	297
25	Rebecca	297
28	Cheryl	295
29	Elizabeth	284
30	Sheila	283
31	Sherry	274
32	Rita	262
33	Cindy	251
34	Janice	248
35	Beverly	242
36	Kimberly	230
37	Rhonda	223
38	Cathy	220
39	Joyce	216
39	Vicki	216
41	Wanda	215
42	Peggy	212
43	Theresa	207
44	Shirley	205
45	Martha	204
46	Paula	202
47	Phyllis	190
48	Robin	189
49	Laura	184
50	Margaret	183
51	Darlene	176
52	Bonnie	174
52	Diane	174
54	Diana	169
55	Denise	160
56	Anita	159
57	Ruth	150
58	Jennifer	145
59	Jo	133
59	Judith	133
61	Charlotte	130
62	Rose	129
63	Angela	127
63	Virginia	127
65	Terri	126
66	Julie	123
67	Anna	121
68	Katherine	119
69	Marilyn	117
70	Kathleen	114
71	Kim	113
71	Sarah	113
73	Catherine	111
73	Dorothy	111
73	Tina	111
76	Regina	110
77	Shelia	101
77	Victoria	101
79	Doris	100
80	Ann	99
81	Helen	94
82	Glenda	93
82	Jacqueline	93
82	Vicky	93
85	Frances	92
85	Jane	92
85	Marsha	92
88	Joan	89
89	Alice	87
90	Kathryn	83
91	Norma	81
91	Terry	81
91	Valerie	81
94	Julia	79
95	Loretta	77
96	Charlene	76
96	Jean	76
96	Lois	76
99	Carla	74
100	Gloria	72
100	Melissa	72
100	Vivian	72